Taxon Report

Galium hilendiae Dempster & Ehrend ssp. hilendiae

Hilend's bedstraw

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Taxon Summary

Galium hilendiae ssp. hilendiae, commonly known as Hilend's bedstraw, is a perennial shrub in the Rubiaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chaparral, Great Basin scrub, Joshua tree "woodland", and Pinyon and juniper woodland, growing at elevations from 1070 to 2745 meters. Galium hilendiae ssp. hilendiae is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Galium hilendiae Dempster & Ehrend ssp. hilendiae
Common Name:	Hilend's bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Element Code:	PDRUB0N0Z4
USDA Plants Symbol:	GAHIH
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul	Apr-Jul
Elevation:	1070-2745 (3510-9005)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Great Basin scrub, Joshua tree "woodland", Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Carbonate (sometimes), Granitic (sometimes), Sandy (sometimes), Talus (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:	Usually found in rock crevices on moderate to steep rocky slopes in desert vegetation types or scrub oak/canyon oak chaparral. Rarely in sandy washes.

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G4T4
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	added to 4.2 on 2024-09-26

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes




Threats:
Threatened by carbonate mining activities.
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed addition to CRPR 4.2, G3 T3 / S3 (2024)

Brittonia 17: 289–334 (1965)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 24 October 2025].